FIFAWWC: Les milieux du terrain - Reggae Girlz

Midfielders

Hue Menzies named 6 midfielders from the 23 players that are going to France this summer. And although this World Cup is the debut for this young team in this kind of competition, many of them have their cuota of international experience by playing in different leagues across the world, which has given them an idea of the play styles used in different countries.

Next, you will find a description of each one of these midfielders.

Chantelle Swaby

The 21 years old plays for the Rutgers University. Her first match for Jamaica dates from August 2018 and has worn Jamaica's jersey in 11 occasions. The Connecticut native has Jamaicans parents and her older sister, Allyson, is her teammate in the Reggae Girlz. Without a doubt, this is going to be an special tournament for Chantelle, not just because we're talking about a world cup but because she will share it with her sister.

Havana Solaun

The Florida native with a Jamaican mother is 26 years old and plays for the Norwegian club Klepp IL. Her soccer career started at the University of Florida, where she shared the team with her current national teammate Lauren Silver. After that, she was picked 15th overall by the Seattle Reign (now Reign FC) and later on she was transferred to the Washington Spirit where she shared the team with Cheyna Matthews for three seasons. She also has played for the US, in the U17 team during 2009-2010 and for the U23 during 2014-2016. Her debut with Jamaica dates from March 3rd of the current year and has played 2 matches for the Reggae Girlz.

Chinyelu Asher

The 26-year-old midfielder plays for the Norwegian club Stabaek. She made her debut with the national team on August 23th 2015 against the Dominican Republic, although she played for the U20 in 2012. During her collegiate years, she played for the Purdue Boilermakers between 2011 and 2013 and then later transferred to the Louisville in 2014. Asher has played in different clubs throughout her career, among them we can name the BIIK-Kazygurt from Kazakhstan, Colombia's Independiente de Santa Fe and has been part of the Washington Spirit Reserves. The fact that she has been to all those clubs enabled her to play important tournaments, such as the Champions League, and the Copa Libertadores.

Ashleigh Shim

The 25 years old started to play with the Reggae Girlz back in 2015, making her debut against the Dominican Republic on August 23, although she had previously played for the Cayman Islands at the U17 level. The Jamaican born has already 13 games under her belt and has scored 1 goal, which was one of the winning penalties in the game against Panama that gave them the ticket to France and is essential to say that she also had one assist in that game. She has also played for the FIU Panthers during her collegiate years, scoring 17 goals in 81 appearances. Her love for soccer has moved her to found her academy, called Trained-2-Go Soccer Academy.

Marlo Sweatman

The midfielder is 24 years old and plays for the Hungary team Szent Mihály. But before that Sweatman had a brief time with the Florida States Seminoles where she appeared only for six games in 2013 but the following year she moved to the Oregon Ducks where she registered 57 appearances and 4 goals in 3 seasons. Sweatman was part of the U20 in 2011 and 2012 where she scored 2 goals in 8 caps. For the senior team though, she has 17 games and has scored 3 goals since her debut on May 9th 2018. Sweatman has proved that she can add herself to the attack to contribute with the forwards.

Sashanna Campbell

The 28 years old plays for Israeli club Maccabi Krishronot Hadera of the first division of that country. Campbell played for Jamaica at a youth level with the U20 in 2009 and 2010 scoring 3 goals in 8 appearances. Her debut for the senior team was in 2014 when they played Santa Lucia, and she has played 21 matches and scored 3 goals for the national team. She's another one of the veterans in the team, and so she's essential for the team having also the ability to play in different positions in the field.